The above photo is of Carson, the day he was born, and one of the mares from his herd. He was struggling to find any of them that he could bond and nurse from.

Fertility study horses are wild horses (aka mustangs, estrays, Comstock) gathered from the Virginia range in Nevada and were used by the vet school in Nevada/Reno through the Dept of Ag to study various pregnancy prevention products looking for a use to help control wild horses. The grant money ran out, and through a series of events the horses ended up at our ranch - 33 of them. From this group there were 2 aborted foals, 1 stillborn colt, 1 filly (aka Hope) died after 1 week, 2 more fillies that are healthy, and Carson. The stallions have been gelded and are at various locations in Nevada.
This is Carson's story...

Carson is free & clear and has turned the corner to a wonderful, healthy life. We try to let him hang out with many of the horses during the day, but most of the time he has his own agenda.

Although he is socializing with the horses much better, he has also learned to knock on the door when I’m in the house – seriously. Life is all about Carson right now. The 24/7 health watch has turned in to a 24/7 keep him out of stuff time!!!